Disappearing stash
My Rowan Cashsoft has been the prize of my stash for a little over a year now. I had always planned to knit the ribbed cardigan with it, but I liked how it looked in the stash. I am not sure my parents understood this; they gave me the yarn for my birthday, and I think have since given up on asking me when I plan to use it. I keep my stash in yarn cubbies in my living room so it's dual purpose, yarn and decor. Now I just need to convince Cary that when I buy yarn, it's really to decorate the house. It's for him too. Back to the Cashsoft: I really liked this yarn. It used to fill up this cubby, even with a few behind the front stack. While it's fun to knit up, I'm going to miss my stash.
Lots of knitting has been going on, exclusively on the ribbed sweater. Two sleeves, and one of the front panels are done! I'm not tired of it yet either-- the yarn is really soft, and knits up with almost a spongy consistency, especially in the ribbing. Here's the start of the back:
Since the photo, I've gotten past the ribbing, and now it's a zillion inches of straight knitting. Besides knitting, I've started a cross-stitch project. I used to do these as a kid, but I'm not sure I ever finished anything more than a sampler. I was inspired by Kris to make a few of these as gifts. Here's a peek:
Little Abby had a repair haircut with her regular groomer last week. It was too soon for a haircut, but she just wasn't her usual fluffy, pretty self. She looks much better now, and I think she knows it.
Comments
I have a little bit of some Rowan yarns that I consider my most prized yarn possessions. The top is going to look fabulous.
Posted by: Isela | September 6, 2006 11:39 AM
Won't people realize that yarn is not just for knitting? It's there to look pretty and be available to sniff too! Besides, I love your website b/c it is so very pretty and you need more yarn to make it so!
Posted by: tiennie | September 6, 2006 11:29 PM
Mmmm...cashsoft! So pretty. Abby looks sweet with her repaired "coif" - my aunt and uncle are getting a Bichon puppy on the weekend - I can't wait to meet her. :-)
Posted by: Vicki | September 8, 2006 01:35 PM
Beautiful stash! I recognize the boat in that cross-stitch pattern series - you're making much better progress than I am. :)
Posted by: Kris | September 8, 2006 05:54 PM
Hi, Nancy,
I love how your sweater turned out. I am working on the same sweater but am confused. I need to pick up and knit 58 "sts evenly up right front", but there are more rows (71) and I'm not sure how to evenly distribute my picked up stitches. The neck asks me to pick up 26 sts, but I have only 22. How did you decide how to distribute your picked up stitches so things came out looking right?
Thanks for your help!
Posted by: chickenladyk | April 23, 2008 11:37 AM